Papenveer is a small village in the

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province of

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. It is located in the municipality of

Nieuwkoop Nieuwkoop () is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality was enlarged on 1 January 2007, through the amalgamation of Liemeer and Ter Aar. The municipality now covers an area of of whi ...

, 2 km north of

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. The name "Papenveer" means "Catholics' ferry". When the Catholic Church in Korteraar closed in 1822, churchgoers had to cross the river De Aar to go to the church in

Langeraar Langeraar is a village in the community of Nieuwkoop, which is located in the Nederlandse province of South Holland South Holland ( nl, Zuid-Holland ) is a province of the Netherlands with a population of over 3.7 million as of October 2021 ...

. A ferry was opened that was free for Catholics; everyone else had to pay. The village of Papenveer grew around this ferry.Papenveer.nl :: Over Papenveer
/ref> Currently, there is a bridge, the ''Papenveerse Brug'', at the location of the former ferry.

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Populated places in South Holland Geography of Nieuwkoop {{SouthHolland-geo-stub